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We have several Ohio elected officials coming up for re-election in the 2026 mid-terms. Take a look at Elected Officials.

What’s Up Ohio – Ohio Capital Journal

What are the statuses of Ohio’s education bills in the legislature? January 15, 2026
Ohio has a handful of education bills still under consideration by state lawmakers, including a proposal to require students watch a video produced by an anti-abortion group, and another to allow displays of the Ten Commandments in schools, and require it if it is donated. The bills have already passed in the chamber from which […]
What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard January 15, 2026
This story was originally published by Canary Media. In the far reaches of Appalachian Ohio, DeepRock Disposal Solutions and other companies pump salty, hazardous waste from oil and gas fracking thousands of feet underground at high pressure. Last year, the state gave DeepRock permits to drill two more injection wells for pumping such waste underground. […]
Repulsive JD Vance spectacle tells America to reject what we saw with our own eyes January 15, 2026
JD Vance famously admitted he was willing “to create stories” to attract media attention during the 2024 presidential campaign. It was his stunning defense of knowingly spreading false, racist rumors of pet-eating Haitian immigrants in his home state of Ohio. The lie demonized the large, legally welcomed immigrant population in Springfield to stoke anti-immigrant hostility […]
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rejects proposed referendum trying to overturn new marijuana law January 14, 2026
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rejected summary language Tuesday for a proposed referendum that would overturn a law that will change Ohio’s voter-passed recreational marijuana law and ban intoxicating hemp products. Ohioans for Cannabis Choice filed a petition for a referendum to repeal Ohio Senate Bill 56, which is set to take effect March 20 […]
Federal funds for rural health on the way to Ohio, but not enough to offset cuts, advocates say January 14, 2026
An award of $202 million has been announced for Ohio to combat hospital closures and a lack of access to health care in rural areas. The funding was welcomed by state leaders and advocates alike, but the funds are seen as a temporary fix to a problem made worse by federal cuts. The five-year Rural Health […]
In the wake of ICE shooting, protests in Ohio, preparation for more raids January 14, 2026
Thousands of protesters turned out across Ohio on Saturday, days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis shot a protester there in the face, killing her. As the protests took place, advocates worked to organize responses to future ICE actions in the Buckeye State. In Columbus, people turned out at the intersection of […]

What’s Up In American Politics? – DemocracyNow

"This Regime Will Fall": Director Jafar Panahi on Deadly Iran Protests & Filmmaking Under Censorship January 15, 2026
With Iran gripped by nationwide protests that activists say have left at least 2,600 people dead, we recently spoke with renowned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, whose latest film, It Was Just an Accident, was shot entirely in secret inside Iran and won the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film has since […]
FBI Raids Home of Washington Post Reporter as Attacks on Press Freedom Intensify Under Trump January 15, 2026
The FBI raided the home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson this week and seized her electronic devices, part of a leak probe into a government contractor accused of mishandling classified government materials. Natanson has reported extensively on the Trump administration’s changes to the federal bureaucracy, including mass layoffs of government workers. This comes amid […]
Headlines for January 15, 2026 January 15, 2026
U.S. Pulls Back from Some Middle East Bases Amid Trump’s Threats to Attack Iran, State Department to Halt Processing Visas for Immigrants from 75 Countries, ICE Shoots Man in Minneapolis After Gov. Walz Decries Federal “Campaign of Organized Brutality”, ICE Jails Oglala Sioux Members at Fort Snelling, Site of 19th-Century Concentration Camp, Protester in Santa […]
Supreme Court Appears Poised to Uphold State Bans on Trans Student Athletes January 14, 2026
When Becky Pepper-Jackson started middle school, she wanted to join her school’s track and field team. Like many girls her age, she was excited to make new friends and cultivate a passion for a sport. But unlike the other girls on her school’s track and field team, Pepper-Jackson is trans. And because she lives in […]
ICE Detention Expands Dramatically; 70,000 Immigrants Now Jailed, Deaths Increase January 14, 2026
A new report finds the number of people in ICE detention has nearly doubled in Trump’s first year back in office, driven by indiscriminate arrest policies that have locked up more and more people without criminal records, “an unprecedented situation for immigration detention.” We break down the numbers with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, a senior fellow at […]
"ICE Is OK with Renee Good's Killing": Journalist Ken Klippenstein on ICE Tactics & Recruitment January 14, 2026
Reporter Ken Klippenstein’s latest investigation into the inner workings of the Trump regime finds that immigration enforcement agencies ICE and Border Patrol have relaxed recruitment and deployment guidelines in an effort to fill the administration’s sweeping deportation goals. “There’s splits within the agency about the shooting [of Renee Good] and the general mission,” says Klippenstein, […]

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US House of Representatives: Jim Jordan

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US Senator: Bernie Moreno

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US Senator: Jon Husted

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Governor Mike DeWine

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